Anna and the King
A lush, epic retelling of the classic true-life story. Jodie Foster stars as the widowed English school teacher who moves with her young son to Siam in the mid 19th century, and Chow Yun-Fat is the willful monarch whose children she's hired to educate. Amid the turmoil of a nation in the throes of change, their battle of wills grows into a special relationship.
Year: 1999
Genre: Drama, True Stories, Biography
Country: USA
Director: Andy Tennant
Starring: Jodie Foster, Geoffrey Palmer, Chow Yun-Fat, Bai Ling
Duration: 142 Minutes
Rating: M - Contains medium level violence.
6.7/10
Location in store: Drama
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